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Jan 26, 1986; New Orleans, LA, USA; FILE PHOTO; Chicago Bears defensive end Richard Dent in action against the New England Patriots during Super Bowl XX at the Superdome.

While there are changes in a team's roster every year, after a disappointing 8-8 campaign, the 2012 roster will look vastly different from its 2011 counterpart.

Jets Defensive Coordinator Mike Pettine had an online chat with fans on the Jets Official Website last night.

The weakest part of the New York Jets defense in 2011 was the safety position. The bulk of reps were taken by Eric Smith, Brodney Pool, and Jim Leonhard.

A huge thanks to Chris Gross for running Turn On The Jets, while I spent a couple of weeks aboard in Ireland, Netherlands, and Germany.

AFC East , Darrelle Revis , Eric Smith , Jason Taylor , Jim Leonhard , Miami Dolphins , New York Jets , Rex Ryan , Sione Pouha , Tony Sparano , Yeremiah Bell FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Yeremiah Bell had his mind pretty much made up about joining the New York Jets .

The most decorated personal protector to ever join in on New York Jets punt coverage turned on his jets as he rumbled down the field in front of the cameras, his red, don't-hit-me quarterback jersey flapping in the wind.

December 18, 2011; Philadelphia, PA USA; Philadelphia Eagles tight end Brent Celek runs past New York Jets safety Eric Smith on a 73 yard catch during the game at Lincoln Financial Field.

The biggest question for Jets fans now is how their eight draft picks are going to fit into the team.

Yeremiah Bell has been a Jet for less than a week, but the safety already looks like he's fitting in.

The New York Jets highly disappointing 2011 season was marked with a string of underwhelming performances on both sides of the ball.

When the New York Jets signed safety Yeremiah Bell I honestly thought Bell would be best suited as a backup.A However, that might not be the case.A There is a good chance the Jets signed him to be a starter and this would be a terrible move.

It seems as though we now have our two starting safeties for the 2012 season, Yeremiah Bell and Laron Landry.

There are plenty of storylines floating around the NFL right now, including concussions, Bountygate, rookie minicamps and the Drew Brees contract.

The ring is being sold not by the Hall of Fame linebacker for the Giants but by his son, Lawrence Taylor Jr., to whom Taylor gave the championship memento.

The Jets will sign former Dolphins safety Yeremiah Bell to a one-year, $1.4 million deal, a person with knowledge of the signing confirmed.

If you thought the Jets were going to be chastened by their 8-8 season, you might want to think again.

When Rex Ryan came to the Jets, he brought the vaunted 46 defense and the very man the 46 was named after with him.

With veterans not living up to the hype, and young talent spread across the roster, Jets training camp looks like it will have it's share of exciting position battles.

Gone are the older and slower veterans like Plaxico Burress and LaDainian Tomlinson .